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AISI 403 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8507 Steel

Both AISI 403 stainless steel and EN 1.8507 steel are iron alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 403 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8507 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 240
270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 16 to 25
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200 to 340
440
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
72
Shear Strength, MPa 340 to 480
550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530 to 780
900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280 to 570
670

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 740
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.9
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 6.5
2.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 99
63

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 120
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210 to 840
1210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 28
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 24
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.6
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 29
26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0.3 to 0.37
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 13
1.0 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 84.7 to 88.5
96.1 to 97.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.6
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035